A 8x10" vintage photo from an enormous collection of hundreds of hand signed autographed photos that we acquired from an estate collection in Spain from a major auction house.

We are confident in this autograph's authenticity and are happy to offer a warranty on your purchase price if this ever failed authentication. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.

Photo Overview

Classic close-up publicity photograph of Greek-American actor Telly Savalas smiling in a suit, tie and trademark fedora hat, inscribed in blue ink on the front with his famous catchphrase “Who loves ya baby?” and boldly hand signed across the lower portion, with his name additionally written on the reverse of the photo paper for identification, likely produced during his Kojak television fame in New York or Los Angeles in the mid-1970s.

Telly Savalas became internationally known for his role as Detective Theo Kojak in the hit 1970s crime drama “Kojak,” earning an Emmy Award and multiple Golden Globe Awards and turning “Who loves ya baby?” into one of television’s most recognizable catchphrases. Authentic 1970s 8x10 signed Kojak-era photographs are highly collectible among classic TV and film memorabilia fans, so secure this desirable Savalas autograph now before another collector does.

Text Present

Front, lower left in blue ink:
Mats-
"Who loves ya baby?"
Telly Savalas

Back, lower right in pencil:
Telly
Savalas

Print analysis:
Single-weight glossy fiber-based photo paper with no modern lab branding visible, period image style and ink characteristics consistent with a 1970s publicity still personally inscribed and signed. Absence of later reproduction indicators and presence of an original hand-signed inscription strongly suggest a Type 1 original photo, likely printed and signed c1970s.

Condition: Photo is in good to excellent condition. Autograph is hand signed.